Wall unit for sectional buildings



Feb. 13, 1945 R Q SHELDON I 2,369,373

WALL UNIT FOR SECTIONAL BUILDINGS Filed March 9, 1942 J Wiy. 1.

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Patented Feb. 13, 1945 Ralph D. Sheldom-KansasCity, Mo; assignor to Emile S. Guignon, Kansas City, Mo.

. 1 Application March 9, 1 94 2, Serial-No. 433,848

6 Claims. (01,189+34) 1 This invention relates "tobuil'dings of thecharacter having sectional walls composed of a number of units, each specially designed toengage the frame-work of the building and toybe maintained ,inplacewith the faces thereof, secured against buckling. One of theimportant aims ofthe instant invention is the provision of a-wallunit for sec-I tional buildings, which unit comprises a pair of opposed sections having "strengthening means formed to receive a coupl'er,;whi'ch coupler is designed toengage the building'frame-work to afford necessary support for the wall unit. i

Another aim of this invention is the provision of awall unit of: the character just mentioned,

having as a partthereof; unique fixtures ,func- The wall unitper: se, comprises a, pair of opposed sections 8, each substantially identical in l for sealing the joint between the unitsywhich joint may be filled with caulking compound l4,

tioning to prevent buckling ofthe relatively thin walls of the unit and to removably receivea coupler, serving to hold the sectionsin spaced apart relation and to e'ngage theframe-work of the building. l n

Other objects of the invention including specific details of construction, will appear during the course of the following specification, referring to the accompanying drawing, fwherein:

Fig. 1 is afragmentary face elevational view.

of the wall of a sectional building, composed of units embodyingthe present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view of a portion of a sectional building wall, parts being broken away to reveal mechanical relationship thereof.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line IIIIII of Fig.2; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 2.

, Sectional building blocks of the general character to which this invention relates, are shown and described in U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,134,941,

issued to E. S. Guignon, Jr., on Nov. 1, i938, Frame-work with which the Wall unit, about to be described, is designed for use is also shown in -U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,202,850, issuedto E. S.

Guignon, Jr., on June 4, 1940. l

The frame-work of the sectional building embodying wall units about to be described, includes a number of spaced elements 6, usually vertically disposed. and suitably anchoredto insure rigidity. It is contemplated that the wall unit be positioned as elements 6 are progressively placed, In following this method of procedure, a sectional building may be erected after parts of its frame- I ture provided that would not otherwise be possible l workand the component parts of the wall unit are shipped to location in aknocked dow condition.

tures comprising a rib l6 and a channel l8;

form andvcomposed of sheet metal pressed into i. tray like: sections, eachfhaving rims I0 at the periphery thereof. Therims I.0= along twoadv joining sides of the sections, are extended outwardly to form lips lZacting as guidesand means if desired. 1 l

SectionsB are preferably relatively extensive in area for the purpose of expediting the construction of large buildings, such as hangars, warehouses, and the i like. The comparatively great" stretch of material between the rims l0',is

braced against bucklinglby specially formed fix- Ribs .16 have. out-turned ears 20i at the ends thereof. in direct'engagement with rimsXIU to:

whichithey'. arespotwelded, as shownin Fig. 4.

Rib: i6; is. welded orotherwise secured to the inner: surface of. section: toYpreVent: outward buckling as well as to preclude inward movement l 1 of the panel of the section. Channel I8 is dovetail in cross sectional form and isintegral with rib It. Any number offixtures including rib l6 and channel I8 may be employed to extend completely across opposed sections 8 of the unit.

A coupler 22, preferably formed of wood, or a material having the quality of preventing heat exchange between the opposed sections 8, is slidably engaged with channels I8 as shown in Fig, 4. l

. These couplers are contoured at each end as at 24 to engage elementsfi of the building framework. l

When couplers 22 are in engagement with ele ments 6; the unit is maintained against lateral displacement and the sections 8 thereof are held spaced from said elements to further provide means for preventing heat exchange through the wall. Obviously, the space between sections 8 may be filled with insulating material, not here shown. 1

Relatively large sections 8 maybe formedand moved to position on the frame-work of a sec- .tional building when parts are constructed and combined as above set down. Buckling of the face of sections 8 is precluded and a rigid strucif an assembly were not set down.

Obviously, modifications so far as specific features are concerned, might be incorporated withsubstantially as above out departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims. r

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A wall unit of the character described comprising a pair of opposed sections; a fixture extending across the inner face of each section respectively; and a coupler removably engaging the fixtures to hold the sections in spaced apart relation, each fixture comprising a U-shaped rib rigid with the section, and a channel slidably receiving the coupler said rib and said channel be ing in back-to-back relation.

2. A wall unit, for sectional buildings, comprising a pair of opposed tray-like sections having the rims of their open sides in opposed, spaced apart relation; a rib rigid with and extending across each section respectively, said ribs each having a height greater than the height of the rim of the section to which it is secured; said ribs each having a channel formed therein 1ongitudinally thereof; and a coupler, slidably engaged within the channels of the ribs of opposed sections the bottoms of the channels'being spaced from the respective sections a distance at least equal to the height of the rim of the section.

3. A wall unit for sectional buildings having an open framework, comprising 'a pair of opposed sections in spaced apart relation; opposed ribs on the sections each having a channel of dove tail cross section provided therein; anda coupler fitted into the channels of the opposed ribs to maintain the sections in spaced relation, said couplers being formed of material of low thermal conductivity and being longer than the channels to extend therebeyond at each end, to engage the framework, the extended portions at the ends of the couplers being formed to embrace the framework of the building and to hold the sections of the unit spaced therefrom,

, 4. A wall unit for sectional buildings having an open framework, comprising a pair of opposed sections in spaced apart relation; opposed ribs on the sections each having a channel of dove tail cross section provided therein; and a. coupler slidably fitted into the channels of theopposed ribs to maintain the sections in spaced relation, said couplers being formed of material of low thermal conductivity and being longer than the channels to extend therebeyond at each end, to engage the framework, the extended portions at the ends of the couplers being formed to embrace the framework of the building and to hold the sections of the unit spaced therefrom.

5. A wall unit for sectional buildings having an open framework comprising a pair of opposed sections in spaced apart relation; opposed ribs on the sections each having a channel of dove tail cross section provided therein; and a solid coupler slidably fitted into the channels of the opposed ribs to maintain the sections in spaced relation, said couplers being longer than the channels to extend therebeyond at each end to engage the framework, the extended portions at the ends of the couplers being formed to embrace the framework of the building and to hold the sections of the unit spaced therefrom, said couplers being formed of material having relatively low thermal conductivity. I

6. A wall unit of the character described comprising a pair of opposed sections; a fixture extending across the inner face of each section respectively; and a coupler removably engaging the fixtures to hold the sections in spaced apart relation, each fixture having a channel longitudinally thereof to receive a portion of the coupler, said coupler being formed of material of low thermal conductivity and beinglonger than the channel to present frame-engaging portions at each end thereof, the extended portions at the ends of the couplers being formed to embrace the framework of the building and to hold the sections of the unit spaced therefrom.

RALPH O. SHELDON. 

